Technical Information Document
NDIR for large drives - TID1004913 (last modified 29AUG1995)
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abstract

NDIR v4.25 (950714)PTF resolves problems when executing on a WFWG (Windows for WorkGroups) redirected drive and a number of disk/volume statistics using /vol option. It will work with all 4.x NetWare.

installation

NOTE: Always make a backup of applicable files before applying new fixes.

1) Flag NDIR.EXE contained in the PUBLIC directory normal or sharable, read/write. Flag NDIR.MSG contained in the PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH sub-directory normal or sharable, read/write. IE.

     FLAG NDIR.EXE N -or- FLAG NDIR.EXE S RW
     FLAG NDIR.MSG N -or- FLAG NDIR.MSG S RW

2) Rename NDIR.EXE contained in the PUBLIC directory to NDIR.ORG. Rename NDIR.MSG in the PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH sub-directory to NDIRMSG.ORG. This is for backup purposes.

3) Copy the NDIR.EXE provided with this update into the PUBLIC directory. Copy NDIR.MSG provided with this update to the PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH sub-directory.

4) Flag the new NDIR.EXE sharable, read only. Flag the new NDIR.MSG sharable, read only. IE.
     
     FLAG NDIR.EXE S RO
     FLAG NDIR.MSG S RO

symptoms

SYMPTOM
Using NDIR to search on a WFWG re-directed drive would result in the following error being returned:

NDIR-4.10-913: The specified directory cannot be found.

SYMPTOM
NDIR /vol would return incorrect numbers for the following:
Space used by X entries.
Space used if files were not compressed.
Space used by compressed files.
Space saved by compressing files.

SYMPTOM
NDIR.EXE doesn't handle over 4GB dirs or vols

solutions

Apply the files found in 41NDIR.EXE
For volumes over 4GB NDIR will display KB instead of bytes when necessary.

contents

Self-Extracting File Name:  41ndir.exe

Files Included       Size   Date         Time    Version   Checksum

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    41NDIR.TXT       2931   08-29-1995   10:43AM
      NDIR.EXE     328022   08-07-1995   11:17AM
      NDIR.MSG      14761   08-07-1995   11:36AM
Document Title: NDIR for large drives
Document ID: 1004913
Creation Date: 10AUG1995
Modified Date: 29AUG1995
Document Revision: 1
Novell Product Class: NetWare
Novell Product and Version: NetWare 4.01
NetWare 4.02
NetWare 4.1

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